Hackers target Czech police and Interior Ministry websites, Russia suspected
Hackers target Czech police and Interior Ministry websites (Getty Images)
The websites of the Czech Ministry of Internal Affairs and police were down because of a cyber attack today, according to Czech Radio.
A spokesperson told the Czech News Agency that they had been the victims of a DDoS attack. The websites were not functioning for two hours.
The news site iDnes.cz reported that the website of the Crimea Platform international summit, which was taking place in Prague, was also down.
A spokesperson for the Czech lower house speaker said it was believed that Russia was behind the incident.
Earlier, a hacker was arrested in Ukraine for attacking the servers of Azerbaijani government institutions.
Recently, Ukrainian law enforcement conducted an international operation with colleagues from 10 countries, during which a hacker group was neutralized.
